Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1887-11-11
Derwood Flour and Grist Mills.

This point, at the intersection of the Lay
louisville road and the Metropolitan Branch
of the B. & o. RSijroad, which a few years
ago attracted no attention as locality prom,
Using any probable business development, is
now the scene of a lofty and imposing struc-
ture in the character of a modern improved
roller Touring mill, with II capacity for
grinding one hundred barrels of -four and
fifty barrels of meal per day
The building is constructed in the most
substantial manner, and rests upon stone
foundation of solid masonry, with cut fac
ings aud corners rising eight feet clear of
the surface.
MIR. Samuel Vance, Of Derwood, and
Charles Birny, of Baltimore, were the con
tractors for the stone work, the latter cut
ting the stone personally. Messrs. Belt
Brothers, of Redland, were the contractors
for the building, and il stands a distin-
guished monument of their skill and me-
chanical ability.
The building, exclusive of the brick en-
CINE house, is 48x36 feet, and reaches an al
titude Of as feet clear of the foundation, and
is rooted with tin, and divided into three
stories and basement. 1t is well lighted
with numerous windows all round the
building, and its smooth surface painted and
trimmed in good taste adds an effect pro-
ducing altogether an elegant and striking
appearance.
The contractors ior the painting were
Messrs. Spates & Duley, and fIr the tin
work Mr.. Henry Welt. The milling ma.
character and device, was furnished by Wolf
g. Haymaker, Of Chambersburg, Pa, and
placed in position by experts from their
works.
This work, throughout, presents the APP
pearancc of unvarnished cabinet ware in
light and dark hard woods, and is beautiful
in its symmetry aud finish. the "cycloue
dust collector" is an ornamental. ami Il -eiu
device, so located that it collects all the iast
from the milling processes instead Of anOw.
ing it 10 sctt.c un Obj cts III the mill and ill
the atmosphere
The motive power and machinery was
turned out expressly for this mill by the
Prick Company engineers Of Waynesbor
ough, Pa, and consists Of all automatic side
rest horizontal engine OF a rated power of
sixty. five horses, but all actual capacity Of
one hundred, with improved automatic gov
ernor, which is great economizer Of fuel
The boiler consumes from $50 ~ 300 gallons
OF water per hour, which is supplied by an
immense well sunk for the p rpose. The
engine, shaitng, pulleys, gearing, &c, were
placed in position unler the supervision Of
Mr.. John I. Hoffman, assisted by Mr. Sam
uel Ward, expert engineers from the Frick
Compsny's works, the latter Of whom now
upon which the engine rests is bed Of
concrele, of stone and cement, five lost IN
depth, under superstructureof cut stone ma
sonry. The cylinder Of the engine Is 10 inches
inside diameter, with 20 inches stroke Of piss
ton The power moves smooth and noise
lessly, and would scarcely attract attention
were the eye not upon it, The boiler is
constructed Of sheet.steel, hand-riveted en-.
tirely, with AN iron smoke funnel 30 inches
in diameter and rising fifty feet above the
ground The engine house is Of brick and
detached from the main building.
The firm from whose enterprise has ena .
mated this conspicuous county imprOyen ;nt
is under the style Vi Lyddape, Jones " CO.,
: and consists Of Stephen B. Lyddane, Ghas,
b. Jones and Robert Lyddane. Without
exception they are gentlemen Of agreeable
; manners, good business capacity and liberal
intelligence, and there is scarcely ground
for doubt that their enterprise will meet
with the encouragement and success u
which il is well entitled and which is 80
cordially predicted for them by their fellow.
citizens Of Montgomery county.
The rollers and other interior equipment
were placed 10 position under the superyis-
ion OF Mr. J. J. Young, assisted by Mr.. Q.
Il. Lizear and others. Under Mr.. Lizcar's
management the mill is now under full OPP.
Grafton aud its production promises ~ vcri
(y tho most sanguine expectations Of it'
fopnders
The mill. equipment aud surrounding i'm
provements Of dwelling Ior employees.
Office, &c, are all completed upon Il scale 0i
liberality which gives the enterprise the
| soundest aspect Competent hsusckeepcrs
around the neighsorhool have tested the
-four and meal aud pronounce 1t ol the besi
quality
4 count Of the interior equipment OF the mill,
as il would not interest the general reader